Collecting 18 papers which make original contributions to the study of the inscribed laws and decrees of the city of Athens, this book covers the most richly documented period of the city's history.
This collection of eighteen papers makes wide-ranging original contributions to the study of the inscribed laws and decrees of the city of Athens, 352/1-322/1 BC, laying the groundwork for the author's new edition of these inscriptions, IG II³ 1, 2.
Aristophanes and democracy -- The number of speaking actors in old comedy -- Clowning and slapstick in Aristophanes -- The nature of Aristophanesʹ "Acharnians"--Aristophanes and Kallistratos -- Aristophanes, Lysistrata 277-80 -- The Frogs' chorus -- Clowning in Aristophanes -- A…
Douglas M. MacDowell (1931-2010) was a scholar of international renown and the articles included here cover a significant area of classical scholarship, discussing Athenian law, law-making and legal procedure, Old Comedy, comedy and law, politics and lexicography. All of these a…
Douglas M. MacDowell (1931-2010) was a scholar of international renown and the articles included here cover a significant area of classical scholarship, discussing Athenian law, law-making and legal procedure, Old Comedy, comedy and law, politics and lexicography. All of these a…
This book collects twelve papers which make original contributions to the historical interpretation of inscribed Athenian laws and decrees, with a core focus on significant historical shapes and patterns implicit in the corpus of the age of Demosthenes. Following a synthetic Int…
This book collects twelve papers which make original contributions to the historical interpretation of inscribed Athenian laws and decrees, with a core focus on significant historical shapes and patterns implicit in the corpus of the age of Demosthenes. Following a synthetic Int…